The North Face Masters – Format/Criteria – 2-day competition
The overall goal is to select winners of the competition based on the best of (2) runs on Day 2. In the case that only (1) run is possible on day 2 due to weather, then best run of that day will win. Please note that Day 1 scores will not carry over, but could dictate the winner if inclement weather prevents competition the remainder of the weekend.
Day 1
- 90-100 riders total – Approximately 30% Women, 70% Men
- Approximately 40 – 60% of Day 1 riders will advance to Day 2
- Next day weather forecast will have bearing on how many we take
- Scheduling changes, delays, and other rider notifications will be distributed at both the finish area and registration room.
- Start orders will be provided each morning. Athletes are responsible for keeping track of the competition flow and being on time for their scheduled start.
Day 2
- The goal is to utilize a different and more advanced venue on Day 2
- Another cut will be made after the first run on Day 2. Please note that not everyone gets (2) runs on the second day.
- Approximately 10-15 riders across men’s and women’s categories will advance to Finals for their third run of the competition.
Finals
- Best run of the day wins
Scoring Methods
- Overall Impression (one score per judge)
- Judging panel consists of (3) judges and (1) head judge
- Head judge does not score*
- 0-100 system
- Each of our judges’ scores will be averaged to produce the score for that run.
- *In the event that a judge is sick or unable to attend, head judge will score
Scoring Guidelines
- Line
- Difficulty
- Originality
- Fall line vs. traversing
- Control
- Is the rider in control at all times? In addition to speed this includes airs, linking turns, and not side slipping.
- Fluidity/ Flow
- Is momentum/ speed maintained
- Continuous flow throughout the run even if billy goating
- Creativity and Style
- Utilizing features
- Tricks/ Freestyle
- Airs/ Jumps
- **Falls/ Crashes
Overall judged scores will be affected by falls but it does not mean a clean, easy run by one competitor will out score a difficult run that has a non interruptive fall in it.
There will be strong penalization for falling above a no-fall zone, thus putting the rider at serious risk.
Full out of control falls will be strongly penalized anywhere on a run
Falls of all types will impact all criteria categories. (i.e. hand dragging, butt checks, tomahawks, etc.)
All other types of falls (hand touches, hand drags, wheelie bars, and sits) will be taken into context of the run. Examples: Did the rider just huck and not try to land? Did rider have control in the air and just could not pull it off? Did the fall change the fluidity? Did or could another rider stick that jump?
Stop Landings / Control maneuvers – Riders may choose to land in a way they can stop themselves abruptly due to lack of room in the fall line of the landing. How this is executed can affect scores in either direction. If the maneuver is necessary for the line, flow was not interrupted, control not lost, etc scores will be affected positively. However, if the maneuver was not necessary for the line, or flow is interrupted scores will go down.
